I watched it and forwarded the link to my wife, we both have an interest in that sort of thing. Lots of good info, thanks for sharing it.
Thinking about doing the craft etc show scene?
Here is a YouTube video by Hans Meier about craft shows and fairs for anybody that might be interested!
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i don't do craft scenes or anything like it but I may at some point if I can just find something I not only like to make but that will sell.
In the meantime I try to gather information about selling stuff wherever I can. I hope it helps somehow.
The info I gather I carefully screen and investigate and most links to this kind of stuff is at least a year old and followed up before I post about it! I wish you all the success possible. Let me know how it woks out!
In the meantime I try to gather information about selling stuff wherever I can. I hope it helps somehow.
The info I gather I carefully screen and investigate and most links to this kind of stuff is at least a year old and followed up before I post about it! I wish you all the success possible. Let me know how it woks out!
I have been doing craft shows and festivals for about 4 years now and I found this video to be pretty good. One thing I notice is that he spent a lot of time showing different ways to anchor down a tent structure needed for shade. He did not mention the solution I came up with for this issue. I use sandbags and bungee's to do the job. They are cheap, (I fill them with pea gravel) flexible, and will work on any surface.
A few years ago - before I lost my shop etc. I had been looking at making things for some of the craft shows to try and make a little money. I signed up at FNO (Festival Network Online) as they seemed to be active, friendly and had some experienced folks with good advice.
If anyone else is interested here is a link for that website!
They even have their own online marketplace.
If anyone else is interested here is a link for that website!
They even have their own online marketplace.
After watching this video I thought I would also try running a scroll saw at the sale. I bought a battery and inverter and found a small (15") used scroll saw for $30. ($160 total investment) Today I tried it out for the first time. The battery,inverter and this cheap little saw all worked very well. I expected to draw attention to my booth by running my saw and mastercarver there. The equipment worked great but few folks even looked to see what I was doing. They all went to my display of finished items. Sales were average at this show , The, on site, crafting seemed to have no effect on sales. I am glad I had it there though because there were long periods when there were no buyers or even lookers and I kept myself busy with this new (to me) little scroll saw. Turned out to be a productive day for me.
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